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Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction. At a star-studded literary do, a prairie tale beats out four other books for the $60,000 award

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Suzanne Boyd at the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Gala held at the TELUS Centre for Performing and Learning, Koerner Hall, in Toronto.Della Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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Louise Dennys (left) and Poet FarrellDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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Mila Dechef and Paul SantaguidaDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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(left to right) Seamus O'Regan, Ainsley Kerr and Robert FaissalDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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Shelagh Rogers and Gordon PinsentDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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Hilary Weston (left) applauds for Candace SavageDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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Galen Weston and Galen WestonDella Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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The nominees for the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction: Taras Grescoe, Kamal Al-Solaylee, JJ Lee, Candace Savage and Modris EksteinsPhotos by Della Rollins/The Globe and Mail

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